# Incident 19800621058939I: Enstrm 280C, Amelia, LA, June 21, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1980, 11:00 local time
- Place: Amelia, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6632° N, 91.1109° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amelia, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6632&lon=-91.1109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51740, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51740-2001-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom Helicopter 280C (registry code 3300505, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,108 total, 359 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800621058939I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TAIL ROTOR GUARD STRUCK GROUND. AIRCRAFT ROCKED FORWARD ON NOSE, THEN MAIN ROTORS STRUCK GROUND.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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